Jake Gyllenhaal To Open New Organic Restaurant

Richard Gere and Sandra Bullock are just a few of the many celebrities who have opened their own restaurants. Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is joining in on the trend and plans to open an organic restaurant in LA.

Gyllenhaal is not alone in his latest project, his childhood pal chef Chris Fischer is helping to make the experience high-class and all-natural.

"Friends claim that Gyllenhaal, who has appeared on Mario Batali’s US cookery show Molto Mario, has always vowed to open a restaurant before he turns 30. A source told Life&Style: 'Cooking is [Jake’s] big hobby and his passion.'"

McD's Pledges Allegiance to the Green Movement?

Much of the world is going green! We've mentioned here that cosmetics and skincare are becoming more aware of the advantages of organic products. Now let us mention that McDonald's has attempted to do their part as well.

They may not have claimed to be going organic, but they are attemping to be just a little more eco-friendly. McDonald's pledged to recycle/re-use the cooking oil in its restraunts. The cooking oil is used as an environmentally-safe biodiesel. This was breaking-news back in the summer of 2007!

But does this make up for past "travesties"? It was only a year and a half ago that McDonald's teamed up with Hummer to put mini-gas-guzzlers in their Happy Meals. Advertising Hummers to children? Maybe not unethical per say, but certainly not paving a green brick road to the future.

Whatever it is, it's definitely worth looking into. Maybe this should be one of the issues -- not that we don't have enough -- on the political battlefield. How do candidate's feel on cracking down on greenwashing? Who will be responsible for corporate responsibility?